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5. Betsy’s idea to make the waiting time more enjoyable is to .

plan another surprise for someone else ask her parents for hints

complain to the Wait-and-See Fairies find the presents faster

6. Read the line and select the correct response.

‘The longer you wait, the more you’ll be surprised.’

Why does the speaker want the listener to wait?

because there is a surprise for the listener for which she needs to wait

because there are some delays in planning the surprise

because the speaker wants to make the listener wait

because the speaker is not sure about the time

B. Answer these questions.

1. Match the characters with their dialogues.

a. Betsy is catching on to our secret. Tommy

b. What’s fun about it? I can’t wait! I won’t wait! I hate to wait! Mary

c. I’ll bet she’s gone to look for her birthday surprise. Mr Button

d. I wonder where Betsy is. Second fairy

e. You heard what your mother said. Wait and see! Betsy

2. Who are the Wait-and-See Fairies, and why does Betsy get upset with them?

3. How does Betsy surprise her parents and what does she give them?

Reference to the context

Read the lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.

1. ‘You heard what your mother said. Wait and see!’

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. What is the tone of the speaker in the above lines?

i. angry ii. sad iii. annoyed iv. commanding

c. What is the speaker suggesting the listener to do?

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